Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-02
MANCHESTER DOrrINGs.
city Committee-SchOOi Affairs
Personal and other items,

The Manchester reporter Of the Dis
patch summarizes the news of our Sis
ter city as follows:
The City Democratic Committee will hold an
important meeting tomorrow night AT 5
O'Clock In the Mayors Court room. The chief
object Of the meeting is tho appointment Of
q committee Of fifty from each ward 20 act in
conjunction with the City Committee and make
a hOuse-tO-hOuse canvass. That the best men
and those who can give most time 20 the work
may he selected, IL is important that there
shall be present the full membership from
every ward. Such committees have been had
IN the past few campaigns and rave proven OF
valuable assistance
II is probable that the School Board will hold
n special meeting some night this week to re-
ceive the report Of the Fiuance Committee on
the question Of employing two assistant teach
ers-One in the white and one In the cOlored
schools The committee has not yet held "a
meeting, but there is no doubt that they will
recommend thai the assistants be employed, as
some Of the primary grades are so over
crowded that 10 is impossible for teacher 10
maintain order and instruct the scholars.
Treasurer BrOnaugh Is quite certain there
will be sufficient funds 10 entirely liquidate
the school debt-abOut N(0-and run the
schools for the full term Of nine months and
employ the assistants at salary OF $50 per
month ca n.
A large force Of hands are employed night
and day repairing the break or washOut Of the
foreIay Of the Old Dominion Cotton Mills. The
headcates were gotten In such condition yester-
day that they could lie lowered so a. 70 shut
the water ont Of the canal. This done. the
wOlk at the break can be prosecuted without
interference on the part Of the water The
supply Of hydrant water In the city was cut of
late yesterday afternoon, and no doubt will re-
main "On until the damage Is repaired. This,
together with the fact that al OF the mills are
Kept idle. being considered, il is Of the utmost
importance that the work be done as quickly
as possible.
Ihe public schools Of Chesterfield will open
tomorrow, and IL is thought that throughout
he county. especially i'm the Manchester dis
trict, the enrolment will DO large. Mr. Law
son MCrisctte will be principal Of the Swans
hOrO' schOOle. Miss clay Willis. who will teach
the clO0l just below the city-taught last
-ession 10y Miss FTend-aITivcd in Manchester
yesterday, ana will board with her sister, Mrs.
ID. l.. fullGm.
Rev. John G.. Anderson, Of Williamsburg,
who has been filling the pulpit Of the Presby-
tclian church during the month Of September.
viii preach tc-day-morning and night-his
last sermons. Nj. Anderson is An able proach-
er and has made a fine impression here.
HoV. George II. wiley, OF the tiltn-Street
Methodist church. will conduct the services at
the Danville rcadiDg-rooms at 3:i5 O'Clock this
afternoon. These meetings are always interest
ing.
Rev. John j. ClOptOn, Of the Meade-MemO-
rial Episcopal church, having returned from
Baltimore will I'll his pulpit to-day.
At the stated communication of Manchester
Lodge, No. If, A. +. and A. NJ, held last night
degrees we're conferred on several candidates.
4 humber Of members OF the craft from Rich
nCnd Weretprceent.